Genesis 36

1 Now these, are the generations of Esau the same, is Edom.

(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Esau, whose other name was Edom.

2 Esau, took his wives of the daughters of Canaan, —Even Adah, daughter of Elon, the Hittite, And Oholibamah daughter of Anah, son of Zibeon, the Hivite;

Esau married three women from the Canaan region: Adah, the daughter of Elon from the Heth people-group; Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon from the Hiv people-group;

3 And Basemath daughter of Ishmael sister of Nebaioth.

and Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 So Adah bare to Esau, Eliphaz, and, Basemath, bare Reuel;

Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz. Basemath gave birth to Reuel.

5 and Oholibamah, bare Jeush and Jalam and Korah. These, are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons of Esau were born while he was living in the Canaan region.

6 Then took Esau his wives, and his sons, and his daughters and all the souls of his house, and his herds and all his beasts, and all his possessions whatsoever he had gathered in the land of Canaan, —and went into a land, away from the face of Jacob his brother,

Jacob and Esau had very many possessions. The result was that they needed more land for their livestock. The land where they were living was not big enough for both of them. They had too much livestock. So Esau, whose other name was Edom, had taken his wives and sons and daughters and all the other members of his household, his sheep and goats and his other animals, and all the other things he had obtained in Canaan land, and they had moved to an area that was away from Jacob.

7 For their substance had become too great for them to dwell together, —neither could the land of their sojournings sustain them, because of their herds,

8 So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir, Esau, is Edom.

They went to live in the Seir hilly area.

9 And, these, are the generations of Esau father of Edom, —in Mount Seir.

(Here is/I will now give you) another list of the male descendants of Esau. He was the ancestor of the Edom people-group who live in the Seir area.

10 These, are the name of the sons of Esau, —Eliphaz son of Adah wife of Esau, Reuel son of Basemath wife of Esau.

Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz, and Esau’s wife Basemath gave birth to Reuel.

11 Then came the sons of Eliphaz to be, —Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 Now, Timna, became the concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek. These, are the sons of Adah, wife of Esau.

Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a (concubine/female slave whom he took as a secondary wife). Her name was Timna. She gave birth to Amalek. Those six men were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

13 And, these, are the sons of Reuel, Nahath and Zerah Shammah and Mizzah, —These were the sons of Basemath wife of Esau.

Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

14 And, these, were the sons of Oholibamah daughter of Anah, son of Zibeon, wife of—Esau, —she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

Esau’s wife Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, gave birth to three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

15 These, are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: —The sons of Eliphaz, firstborn of Esau, —Chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the people-groups who were descendants of Esau. His oldest son Eliphaz was the ancestor of the Teman people-group, the Omar people-group, the Zepho people-group, the Kenaz people-group,

16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, these, the sons of Adah.

the Korah people-group, the Gatam people-group, and the Amalek people-group. They were descendants of Eliphaz and of Esau’s wife Adah. They lived in the Edom region.

17 And these, are the sons of Reuel, son of Esau—Chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah, —These are the chiefs of Reuel, in the land of Edom, these, the sons of Basemath wife of Esau.

The sons of Esau’s son Reuel were ancestors of the Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah people-groups. They were descended from Esau’s wife Basemath. They also lived in Edom.

18 And these, are the sons of Oholibamah wife of Esau, Chief Jeush chief Jalam, chief Korah, —These are the chiefs of Oholibamah daughter of Anah wife of Esau.

The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, whose mother was Anah, were ancestors of the Jeush, Jalam, and Korah people-groups.

19 These, are the sons of Esau, and, these, their chiefs—the same, is Edom.

That is the list of the sons of Esau, and the people-groups who were their descendants.

20 These, are the sons of Seir, the Horite, who were dwelling in the land, —Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah;

(This is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Seir, who belonged to the Hor people-group, who were the first people-group who lived in the Edom region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

21 and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan, —These, are the chiefs of the Horites the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Those seven men became ancestors of people-groups. Each of the people-groups had the same name as the name of their ancestor.

22 Then came the sons of Lotan to be, Hori and Hemam, —And, the sister of Lotan was Timna.

The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

23 And, these, are the sons of Shobal, Alvan and Manahath, and Ebal, —Shepho, and Onam.

The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 And, these, are the sons of Zibeon: Both Aiah and Anah, —The same, is the Anah that found the warm springs in the desert, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This Anah was the one who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was taking care of his father Zibeon’s donkeys.

25 And these are the sons of Anah Dishon, —and Oholibamah, is daughter of Anah.

Anah had two children—a son named Dishon and a daughter named Oholibamah.

26 And, these, are the sons of Dishon, —Hemdan and Eshban, and Ithran and Cheran.

Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

27 These, are the sons of Ezer, —Bilhan and Zaavan, and Akan.

Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

28 These, are the sons of Dishan, —Uz and Aran.

Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.

29 These, are the chiefs of the Horites, —Chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah;

The people-groups who were descendants of Hor lived in the Seir/Edom region. The names of the people-groups are Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These, are the chiefs of the Horites, after their chiefs in the land of Seir.

31 And, these, are the kings, who reigned in the land of Edom, —before there reigned a king of the sons of Israel:

These are the names of the kings who ruled in Edom before any kings ruled over Israel.

32 There reigned in Edom, Bela, son of Beor, —and the name of his city, was Dinhabah.

Beor’s son Bela became the first king in Edom. The city where he lived was named Dinhabah.

33 Then died Bela, —and there reigned in his stead, Jobab son of Zerah, from Bozrah.

When Bela died, Zerah’s son Jobab/became the king. He was from Bozrah [city].

34 Then died Jobab, —and there reigned in his stead, Husham, from the land of the Temanites.

When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.

35 Then died Husham, —and there reigned in his stead, Hadad, son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, and, the name of his city, was Avith.

When Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadan became the king. Husham’s army fought the army of the Midian people-group in the Moab region and defeated them. The city where Husham lived was Avith.

36 Then died Hadad, —and there reigned in his stead, Samlah from Masrekah.

When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah [town].

37 Then died Samlah, —and there reigned in his stead, Shaul, from Rohoboth of the River.

When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth [town] along the [Euphrates] river.

38 Then died Shaul, —and there reigned in his stead, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor.

When Shaul died, Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan became king.

39 Then died Baal-hanan son of Achbor, and there reigned in his stead Hadar, and the name of his city, was Pau, —and, the name of his wife, Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

When Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became king. The city where he lived was named Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-Zahab.

40 These then are the names of the chiefs of Esau after their families, after their places by their names, —Chief Timnah, chief Alvah chief Jetheth;

(Here is/I will now give you) a list of all the people-groups that were descendants of Esau: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and Iram. They all lived in the Edom region. The land where each people-group lived got the same name as the name of the people-group.

41 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon;

42 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar;

43 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These, are the chiefs of Edom—after their dwellings in the land of their possession, the same, is Esau, father of Edom.